Joseph Sasso

Joseph "Beppy" Sasso (1923-2001) was DiMeo crime family underboss under Ercoli DiMeo and Jackie Aprile Sr..

Biography
Joseph Sasso was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1923 to a family of Italian descent, and he was raised a devout Catholic. Sasso served as a Supply Sergeant in the US Army during World War II, serving in the Pacific theater. Sasso later became involved with the Mafia. Sasso was made underboss of the DiMeo crime family under Ercoli DiMeo, and he continued to hold the title under Jackie Aprile Sr. from 1995 to 1999 and under Junior Soprano from 1999 until his 2001 death. Sasso was arrested on racketeering charges in 1999, and he died from cancer in 2001.